QASR NAOUS; NORTH LEBANON

NATIONALITY - LEBANESE/GERMAN (by birth)

PRESENT PROFESSIONS

Archaeologist and Project Director on research basis for the Lebanese General Directorate of Antiquities on various historical sites in Beirut, Tripoli, Sir El-Dunniyeh, Byblos, Chouf, etc. and for the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) in Baalbeck, Lebanon

Lecturer for history of Art and Architecture since 2011 at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at the American University of Beirut, Faculty of Architecture and Design at the Lebanese American University
Cultural heritage Consultant and active board member of the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association
Licensed Tour Guide and Tourism Trainer accredited from the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2012 PhD candidate in Roman Architecture and Archaeology at the department of Archeology of the Roman Provinces, University of Cologne, Germany. Topic of Dissertation: The Roman Temples of Qasr Naous, North Lebanon: Building Survey, Architectural Analysis, Mythology and Historical Understanding. Due: Dec. 2020. https://archaeologie.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/personen/doktoranden-innen/archaeologie-der-roemischen-provinzen/alia-fares-ma

2002 Master.s Degree in Prehistoric, Early, Classical and Christian Archeology as well as history of Architecture from the University of Bonn, Germany. Master Thesis: Virtual Archaeology - Theories and Perspectives of Computer Reconstructions in Archaeology.https://www.vfgarch.uni-bonn.de/absolventen-2/magisterabeiten/2004-1978

1997 Bachelor's degree (B.A.) in Archaeology from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

PROFESSIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE EXPERIENCE

Since 2002 Archaeologist, site director and executive director on project basis for numerous rescue and research excavations around Lebanon and beyond under the supervision of the General Directorate of Antiquities and the German Archaeological Institute. Sites vary beginning with the Paleolithic up till the 20th c.

Co-site archaeologist of: Maasser el-Chouf Qalaat el-Hosn Archaeological project, PhD Kasr Naous archaeological survey, Lebanon Mountain Trail Cultural Heritage Project, etc...)

2011... Cultural heritage consultant, tour guide and educational trainer for the ministry of Tourism for tours all over Lebanon and Germany.

2016-2019 Archaeological Expert since 2017 for the Youth Now project www.youthnowlb.com

2016... Project coordinator in collaboration with the German Archaeological Institute for the "Stunde-Null Project in Beirut for training Syrian Antiquities Department employees on their destroyed built heritage.

PROFESSIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE

2011... Project Coordinator, Cultural Heritage Consultant and board member of the LMTA

Archaeological survey and historical data collection of cultural heritage sites along the Lebanon Mountain Trail from North to South Lebanon
Cultural heritage consultancy and tourism trainings
Cooperation with local municipalities and guides for the implementation of the survey
Cooperation with LMTA coordinators and managers
Direct scientific reports delivered to LMTA committee and to Department of Antiquities and the Ministry of Culture

July-Dec. 2015 Executive Director at Tyre Foundation Beirut

Director of the Institute of Phoenician, Canaanite and Punic Studies of the Tyre Foudation
Project design for the protection and preservation of the cultural and historical heritage of the city of Tyre, UNESCO world heritage site.
Project implementation for the creation of a virtual museum, institute website, research library and various cultural heritage activites, including a symposium at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. in 2015.
Report directly to the Tyre Foundation director

2003-2016 German Archaeological Institute Baalbeck

Site Coordinator, Archaeologist and technician Summer seasons on irregular basis

Drawing profiles and elevations in Bustan el-Khan, the quarries and the temples as well as architectural drawings in cultural heritage houses in and around Baalbeck
Supervision and organization of the work of over 25 site workers
Site translator including spontaneous interpretation between Arabic, English, and Germany

1999-2005 Land, Van Der Graaf, Archaeologie.de, koeln Archaeologie, Landschaftsverband Rheinland, Artemus, ARGE, Fundort, ABS and ArcTron Germany

Archaeological Site Technician in various regions in Nordrhein-Wesfalia, Sachsen and Berlin

Site management and supervision
Map drawing, profiles, elevations and finds and site measurements, technical work to include total station, Theodolite measurements as well as 2D and 3D computer reconstructions

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

June 2002 Compugate

Tripoli, Lebanon

Crash course in 2D and 3D AutoCAD applications
Assignments included 2D and 3D reconstructions of architectural buildings

July 2002 Ziad Akl and Partners

Gemmayzeh, Lebanon

Training in archaeological integration and urbanism
Assignments included 2D and 3D computer reconstruction of architectural and archaeological structures using AutoCAD, virtual landscape and photogrammetric work with 3D studioMAX
Full proficiency in AutoCAD, ArchaeoMAP, ArchaeoDATA, ArchaeoDGM, MapInfo, Arcview, GIS software, and all office applications.

PUBLICATIONS (Partial list)

"Virtual Archaeology: Present Status and Future Perspectives" in The Digger online Journal, October 2005.
Survey KN2006: Analysis of the Roman Byzantine Pottery Sherds in Ain Ikrine, North Lebanon in Baal, Bulletin d'Archeologie et d'Architecture au Liban, 2010. Vol. 14 p.103-129.
In Process: "Terracotta oil lamps throughout History. The private collection of Lotti Adaimi".
In Process: PhD Dissertation: "Die kaiserzeitlichen Heiligtümer des Libanons"
In Process: "Qalaat el-Hosn of Maaser el-Chouf. New archaeological discoveries in the Chouf Region, BAAL, Bulletin d'Architecture et d'Archeologie du Liban
And many online articles on cultural heritage in the Middle East and Europe (Agenda Culturelle, LMT Society magazine, Annahar Journal, Dailystar, etc...)

LANGUAGES

Arabic: first mother tongue
German: second mother tongue
English: native fluency
French: fluent
Spanish and Russian: Basic knowledge
Ancient languages:
Latin: Language certificate
Old Hebrew: basic knowledge

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Ex-Board member and cultural heritage consultant of the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association (www.lebanontrail.org)
Member of the European Association of Archaeologists
Active member of International Association to save Tyre (Fondationtyr.org)
Active committee member of the Beirut German Evangelical Community
Founding member of ArcheoACT, promotion of unknown archaeological sites
Founding member of the Goethe Institute Beirut Alumni Denkfabrik (thinktank)
Co-founding member and active member since 2010 of the Lebanon Book Club and the Lebanon Reader's Society. Organization of several goodwill projects as well as educational and cultural events and excursions.

OTHER

Tennis player/instructor. Competitive level, was seeded 7th in Lebanon
Table Tennis player/instructor. Competitive level, previously seeded
1997 Athlete of the Year - American University of Beirut

*Certificates and recommendations can be delivered upon request